THE DAILY BEE SATURDAY DECEMBER 27 1884.
HALLS OF JUSTICE.
Various Matters in the Legal Dispen
saries.
ho Land Perjurers Held to Baili
District Court Doings.
Yesterday was the day nftorOhrl&tmaB.
Everybody waa feeling lively and braced
up by the holiday pleasures. Bus inces
was brisk everywhere over the city , and
fairly ao in the corridors of the courts of
justico.
The Valentino land perjurers , John
Boll , Emllo Johnson and Lirrronco Lir-
son , were brought before Judge Dandy
yoatord y morning , bat not arraigned *
Their ball was Gxod nt 81COO each , $1-
000 for conspiracy and $500 for perjury.
It vraa so arranged that each wont bail
for the other , aa ho financial standing of
all three is sufficiently good to warra nt
auch a proceeding. It is stipulated , heir
over , that each ono ia to uppoar every
day , in order to aatiafy the authorlt lea
that nil 'la well.
Judge Dundy has not yet pmsod son-
tone o in the Love joy case , The delay
haa been made to allow the counsel for
Lovojoy'a bondamen to appear and file a
bill of exceptions , or to take other steps
to aocuro n stay of proceedings , The
period allowed for auch proceedings ox-
plrod last night , and it ia probable that ,
being the case , Judge Dundy will
o judgement tO'day.
District Attorney Limbartaon camn up
from Lincoln yoatorday nnd wont down
again last night.
J. 11. McDonald , clerk of Franklin
county , is now in the city. Mr. McDon
ald ia a very clover looking gentleman ,
bnt ia now under Indictment tor conspir
acy to defraud the government , by sell
ing liquor without a license. IIo will
probably bo arraigned to-day.
DISTIUCT COUHT.
The case of "Whitohorn vs Cranz ot a !
was atill on trial before Judge Wakoloy
yesterday.
George Brtitto , convicted of larceny
at the recent term of court wai sentenced
to four years nt hard labor In the state
penitentiary yoatorday by Judge Neville.
Brtitto will bo remembered a the Paxton
porter , who stole the trunk of a traveling
mou at the Paxton last March.
The argument for a now trial in the
case of David Dodaon , the embezzling
salesman of McCord , Bradoy & Co. , who
was recently convicted by jury trial , will
ba made to-day by Dodson'o counsel ,
Messrs. Like & O'Brien. The bill of ex
ceptions allogoH the usual falluro of the
jury to report in accordance with testi
mony , error on the part of the judge In
charging the jury , nnd general minor
errors throughout the trial Among other
and unimportant papers filed yesterday In
the district court , was a petition from
Liura Irving asking for alimony from
her husband , Edward J. Irving It ap
pears that thla couple were married in
October , 1882 , in Council Bluffj , since
which time the couple have boon living
In Omaha up to AugusA , 1884 , when Mrs.
Irving filed application for n divorcu
from her husband. She charges him
with drunkenness , cruelty and failure to
support.
SWEEI EEVENGE ,
TlQfjDcsiro For Hint Savory Morsel
fjllovonlH ji Tnlo of InfUlcllty
nnd Blasted Dope ,
About eight oV.lo.k laat evening , Mrs.
Jouuio E. Shaw , a woman living near
the corner of Fourteenth nnd Harnoy ,
wna knocked down by a man , cut over
the face and head with a billy nnd torrl-
Jly bruised and kicked. Her cries and
as well na the frantic calls for
f "pSL'o , " of aovorol female eye witnoaaea
to the * ecuno , noon attracted a largo crowd
of people , who rushed into the houao ,
evidently expecting to dlacovor the cora-
mlasion of aomo horrlblo crime. The
wounded woman was placed upon a
bed and Dr. W. 0. Spanldingaummonod.
In the confusion incident to thia llttlo
scene , the man who had made the attack ,
slipped out of the door and waa
soon lost in the dark.
Thia llttlo incident involvea a tale ol
decidedly apicy and aonaational fcaturoa.
Tlioro ha ] btseu boarding at the houao o
Mrs. Shaw for aomo time past n younj ,
girl , whoao nnmo at prosnnt need not bo
mentioned. Thia girl It aooma haa bcim
guilty of intrlguu with a certain wel
known man of Omaha , whoao name , tor
family considerations , is suppressed.
For a long time the bllla of the girl were
paid by her married lover. At length ,
however , her board bill became aevpra
wecm in arroara , and to ropoited iuvita-
tiona to como to the front and "plank
down , " the merchant declined. It aooma ,
moreover , from information at hand , thai
he determined to "ahako" the girl , prob
ably having wearied of her charnia. Al
any rate , Mra. Shaw nnd the young glr
Bought to secure revenge. They auo
coedod admirably.
L A nb * ° WM written yoatorday morning
' by3h . S. to the wife of the gay mar
ried man , Betting forth the clrcnmataucea
of her hnaband'a infidelity. The wife , a
fondly trusting young creature , wa :
shocked when aho received the note and
would not bollovo tno tale It told her.
She repaired at once to lira. Shaw'a
honao and hoard and flaw. She returned
to her borne , In an agony of pain and
grief. Mooting her husband laat evening
aho began at once to reproach him foi
hla faithlessness toward her. Without
waiting to hoar the full extent of hta
wife's upbraiding , the maddened aponso
drives down town , up to the residence
of the woman who had betrayed him and
breaking in , discovers the object BRains
whom , for the moment , bia BJ-
promo thought of vengeance la directed.
lie boata her until she la well nigh linens
iblo , illps out , and escapes under cover
of the darkness. Ho lied across the
river , and ia now , it ia aatd , in the state
> of Iowa , beyond the immediate reach o
the law.
Birr. Shaw will probably recover from
the eil'ect of her injuries. The wlfo , o
course , takes to heart greatly her hus
baud's ' perfidy , and is well nigh Incou
terry ClirUtiuna
Christmas eve Mr , J. B. Piper , o
city , and MIsa Emma Knapp , o
preonwich , Conn. , were nnlted In mar
flsge. The ceremony took place in thl
city at the residence of thi bride's sister
Mrs. Reynolds , on Twentieth and Leaven
worth streets , In tbo presence of a teleo
party of friends. After the ceremony thoj
vere escorted to their new home , nea
avenue , which waa already prepar
id for them. Mr. Piper ia well known
n Omaha and throughout the state h v-
ng boon connected with hto BF.B for
omo time aa traveling correspondent.
) I late he haa held a responsible portion
n the cashiers department of the Union
'acific headquarters. A host of friends
nlto in wishing them many a merry
Christmas.
ASPHA.LTUM ,
ts Merits an n. I'avlnj ; MatotlM
l > y Oinalm'a lloprc-
HcntMlvoMcn ,
Yesterday afternoon the taking of toa-
imony In the atphalt case came to an
end.
Briefly summarized , the history of thn
case ia somewhat as follows :
The taking of ovidcnco , pro and con ,
n the cao ia done by direction of the
ounty judge of Cook county , 111. The
caao In point la that of sev
eral property owners on Warren
avenue , a woat side street in Chicago ,
which has been ordered paved with sheet
asphalt. There has boon only ono Chicago
cage street navod with real shoot asphalt ,
\ud that only last summer , too recently
o bo tested by timo. These priporty
iwnora who had a weakness for cedar
) lock pavement appealed , and both par
ies the city and the property owners
laving consented to auch a plan , the
udgo decided to take evidence in Oma-
la and In Washington as to the durability
f asphalt.
These depositions of testimony at
Omaha and Washington , will bo forward
ed to the county judge and upon this
documentary foundation ho will baao his
decision , which will sllonco or austain
ho objections of these who are opposed
.o asphalt.
The deposition of testimony waa con
ducted with counsel according to the
usual legal forms. Hon. G. W. Dine ,
of this city , represented the Chicago
authorities , while Mr. E J. Darkness , of
Chicago , appeared for the property
mnors. The toatlmony haying been
> rooght to an end , Mr. Barber , of the
iphalt company , has loft for the oaat.
fho dopoaition in Washington will com-
nonce next Monday morning.
Fho witnesses examined were as folio wa :
For the city of Chicago : Samuel
Shears , Jamea Craighton. Gen. 0. O.
loward , U. S. A , John Frank , Ueorgo
> t. Hainan , J. J. StrlcklorAndrow Rosewater -
water , A. L Strang , J. B. llodQold , .T.
0. Brunor , N. B. Falconer , J. E , Boyd ,
T , L , McUjguo , Edwin Davis , M. A. D.
3alcombo , Thomas Murray , D. H. Good-
Ich , Edward ll.jsowater , James Stephen-
aon , J. II. McShano S. H. Johnson ,
rVilliam Fitch , C. E. Squires.
For the objectors Joseph Barker ,
? r.ink Murphy , Charles Fanning , E. M.
tlorsoman , J. EL Butler.
The balance of the teslimy seems to bo
cry largely in favor of asphalt , and the
asphalt men are very much elated ever
ho outcome of the trial. Not until the
ostlmony of the Washington people is
akon , will the final result bo made
mown.
Iillly Olay ac the Academy.
Lilly Olay'o company played to a
crowded house nt the Academy of Music
ast night. From the time the curtain
Irat ro o until it waa rung down for the
last time the audience wan convulsed
with laughter , and frequently encored
members of the company. Among the
several parts of thia rare entertainment
Hiss Catherine Nelson dtservoo special
mention , whoso trained dovoa and dogs
manifested to what a wonderful degree
the brute creation can bo odncatnd.
Alice Belzac in her marvelous invisible
wlro exorcises la n phenomenon. The
mid-air evolutions of Zo were also
; roeted with loud applause by the
ludlenco.
The ccncludlng part of the entertain
ment , "An Adamleis Eden , " ia n short
but pointed play , and the various mem
bers maintained their aevoral parta to
the satisfaction of all present.
Had Mixti SaiTitrom.
August Safl'strom , the young man re
cently employed by Mr. J. F. H. Lehman -
man , who eloped by himself DO uncere
moniously a few weeks ago , haa been
hoard from. Ho boba up serenely with
an epistle to his former employe , and
writing from Loa Angoloa , 01 , Mr.
SafTatrom says that marrlod life , by
by reason of its toila and vexations of
aoul and spirit , hud finally ouporln-
ducedin hla delicate orginizuion an un
conquerable feeling of nausea. Ho had ,
consequently , determined to leave homo
and friends in Omahn , novcr to return.
Meanwhile , Mrs. Siffstrom is grieving
over her husband's course , and ex
periences the most poignant Borrow at
lain determination to dcaert her.
Army
The headquarters people are very busy
jnst at present making up and auditing
accounts. Gen. Howard is particularly
rushed in looking ever the records of tar
get practice , and awarding certificates.
Major Alfred T. Smith loft the city
Christmas morning on n three weeks' vis
it to relatives in the eait.
Adjutant General Taylor is suffering
from n severely sprained ankle. While
walking homo ono dark night last week
[ 10 fell into a hole , sustaining serious In
juries.
Gen. Howard returned yeetorday from
a trip to Chicago , where ho waa proiont
at the anniversary of "Forefather a" day.
Knights of Honor.
A mooting of the Omaha lodge , No.
829 , Knights of Honor , waa held Wed
nesday night ; The following officer !
were elected :
Past Director W. R. Mathlas.
Dictator J. F. Shueley.
Vice-Dictator 0. Klmmell.
Arch Dictator G. 0. Whitlock.
Reporter T , G. Maprane.
Jfjnanclal ll porter J. B. Brunor.
Guide n. Eaglemann.
Chaplain J. O.Oorby.
Guardian H. H. Klrkby.
Sentinel 0. J , Mentor.
Trusteee 0. J. Menter , E. K. Long ,
P. L. Clark ,
0 Embcz/.loru Arreatrd ,
\eaterday Officer Dull1 Gro n , at
the Instance of the manager cf tbo Keystone -
stone wringer company , arrested Goo.
Coin and Mlko Walter * . The two men
ire charged with taking wringers from
ho oftico cf the company and not ao-
jountlug for them or turning in any
ubney.
Ask your Grocer for HAMBTOOEH eoap
A RING OF ROBBERS.
Cine Followed Up in the Dele's '
Robbery
to the Dot rot Ion of
land Wholesale Thievery.
In connection with the discovery at
Lincoln of the plunder stolen from
Duko's hardware store nome months
ago , an organized system of rascality and
thievery haa como to light. The modus
operand ! has been made plain of n sot of
burglars who have baou committing nil
manner of depredations , not only in
Omaha nnd vicinity , but even in the
state of Iowa.
When the robbery of Mr. Duko's
store oosurrod , that gentleman , ! n com
pany with James Davis , the detective ,
set to work nt the long nnd dillioult tank
of ferreting out the burglars. Various
clews wcro followed up , only
to result in disappointment. The testi
mony of Lottie Coombs , McOlolland's
former mistress , furnished a strong baais
for nn hypothesis , which It st'oma now
lacks nothing of verification. The guilt
of McOlullnud and his pals waa , to these
who were working up the case , nn assured
fact. The oniy thing thatromained to bo
done was to clinch the links of testimony
that should fully bind them to conclu
sive guilt. Acting uoon tlito precon
ceived theory , Mr. Davia nnd Mr. Duke
ventured their elfjrts. Floating rumora
which led them to suspect this locality or
that locality were followed up. In his
search for the stolen goods , Mr. Davia
met with ono or two exciting incidents.
On ono occaalon ho wont to PJattmouth.
There n false charge of watch stealing waa
placed against him nnd ho was lodged in
jail with n noted crook who was suspect
ed of complicity In the robbery. While
in jail. Davis overheard nnd frustrated a
plan which thla gentleman had laid to
overpower the sheriff and break jail.
This plan of "spotting" was practiced up
in the various town ? throughout the state
until both Mr. Dnkou and Mr. Davis be
came apprised from source too reliable to
distrust , of the existence of n burglar
gam ; throughout Iowa and Nebraska.
Finally Mr. Davis received an intima
tion that Wilson & Co. , of Lincoln ,
Know considerably more about the Dukes
robbery than they were willing to tolj.
By a system of clover decoy enough evi
dence was obtained against the iirrn to
warrant the belief that they were run
ning a "fence" for the receipt and oalu of
stolen goods. A search warrant waa
sworn out laat Sunday nnd the promises
were thorsujjhly examined. Baforo the
search was completed , Mr. Dukes recov
ered about § 500 worth of Sheffield cut
lery , which ho recognized as having
icon stolen from him. A largo quantity
of hardware , stolen from Burke , of Lin
coln , and T. Slnhold , the Thirteenth
street merchant of thla city , was also
dlacovorod hidden away iu various hid-
"ng places.
This work of ranBackingT.waskept | until
various lots of stolen goo pa were recover
ed and returned to their ownora. Wil-
! on waa arrested , but was afterwards ru-
oaaed on ball. The Dukes plunder was
'ormaly turned ever to Sheriff Miller , of
Omaha , who has given It under form of
receipt , to Mr. Duke , for safokooplng.
The evidence against John McClelland ,
which haa been obtained in this connec
tion , is said to bo complete. The testi
mony also implicates Patsy Hogan. The
connection of Sandy Forbes , Frank
Burns nnd Lew Carroll with the
criminality , If , Indeed , there bn any con
nection , la not yet apparent. It la probable -
able however , that the evidence in this
direction has not been fully developed ,
The moat Important feature of the
case , however , ia that In this connection ,
proof positive has boon obtained of the
existence of nn organized gang of rob
bers throughout the state of Nebraska
and Iowa. The ring haa n general ren
dezvous or headquarters in this city ,
while minor stations aj"fencea" oxista at
Lincoln , Council Blnffc , Sioux City ,
Missouri Valley , Red Oak and
nt other points in the locality. The whole
gang is organized perfectly , and each sec
tion ia no detailed ns to bo able to place
perfect confidence In the other. The
minor details of the ring need not yet to
bo made public , as the ends of justice
will best ba subserved by the supprea
sion , for the prosant , of further facts.
AMEKIOA1OIETHODISM ,
Tlio Centennial of American Mothoil-
leiu ,
The centennial of American Methodism
bo appropriately celebrated in thia
city. Below ia given the proctratnmo.
The aervicos began last evening :
VUIDAY , TEC. 20 , 7:30 r. si. ,
At the south Tenth Btreet church.
Theme , "KvftDRoHcal Ilopentanco"
Sermon By Kev. C. W. Savridpo
AltarServico.LedbyKev. J.B. Maxfield.D.D
BATDIIIUT , DIC. 27 , 7:30 : I' . M. ,
At the Pint church , Davenport street.
Theme "Evangelical Cjnvoreirm"
Sermon.Itov. ( K. D. McCroary , Th.D , , haa
invited. )
Altar Service Led by Kov. H. Laing
HAIIIUTH , IKO. 23 , 11 A , ll.-7:30 : F. II , ,
1'irst church.
Morning theme , "Methodism oa a Spiritual
rower" .
Sermon By Uev. J. 15. Msufield , D.D
General Class Meeting
ICvening theme , "Kntiro Satisfaction"
Sermon liy Kov , Kdward G. Fowler
Altar Service Led by llev. 11 , L. Murah
mi * * * * * * *
Eighteen ebelterleea tramps reposed in the
darksema bosom ot the city jail last night.
- One solitary drunk reposed in the city
| ail last night , Ia company with Cole and Wal
ter , the two embezzler * .
Later Word has juat been reoived that
O'Connell died late hut evening In great
pain. Tha body has been removed to Coroner
Maul's.
William Yoei , the negro who waa cut by
Joe Bowman day before yesterday , hts left
the city jail. He will Boon recover from the
wound. Bowmin baa not yet been arrested.
S It ii said that tha notorious duo , Ed. and
Chauncy Whlttlntr , who were Implicated in
the supposed Hftlveraon "murder of laat sum
mer , hare again , taken up their abode In the
bottoms ,
Lait night sixty-sir poundi of butter was
itolen from a Sixteenth street grocer , by a
man wboto family stock of oleomargarine hai
evidently been depleted , The thief WM etoppei
by watchman William Mullmll , whocompellei
him to drop hli booty. The rascal waa no
captured ,
PEl'PEUMlNr DHOI'a
It is a very fooliuh man who brogi of hit
wealth to the uteiaor , Boston Transcript.
KlicVItat U an Oregon town. A man with
a putol would doubtleM find tomething
there to kllck It at. Louisville Courier
Journal ,
A rhllixdelphU man n > m9il his ilof ? Tma. !
and tramps took the Brit oppsrtunity to kill
liltn. He might have known that when n
tramp Is working that's Ml ho does ,
A Cincinnati drummer has been seriously II
From the esoapo of g s in his room. He must
Imvo gene to eloep with ht mouth open.
Tin and bra do not RO well together , tays
a nclontific paper. Mr Science , youro nwft >
off. It's Mwiiyi the fellow with brass tha
gets the girl with tin.
"Sny , missus , d'ye want yer sidewalk clean
odr" "No , bubby , 1 Rue not. " Waal , 1
KUCW ycr better. " "Why ? " "Cause if yer
don't I'll slip down on it an' brcftk my lep nn
sue yer hiib nd for 810,000. I ( ruess yoi
bettor have It cleaned.-Chicago New * .
It Is said that A member of Ilia Vermont
legislature charges $10 for signing a certificate
ot the benefits of a cough medlcinn or n corn
euro , nnd has managed to ralro in about SJOO
thia winter ,
The city mixrehnl of Attica , Mich. , made
out m oflicinl document In this fashion the
other dny : "Hecelvod of Tr. K&tn 2 rlolcrs
for the ptlvlej of eholn 2 Knights. ' Mare
of Attica. "
The girls of Vnssar college Invo eont Proij-
dent Clarclntul n huge upougo cake of their
own construction , and he doscn't know uheth-
er to cut it Into strips and tiso It for blotting
paper or use it for a brush iu washing wiu
dows.
According to the Boston Transcript , Boston
in fast catclilut : up with Ntw York in etylo
"Papa , " said llttlo Henry , "thero was ft lady
spJce to mt on the street just now. " "How
do you know she wai n Indy' " naked pa , quit-
zlngly. "Oh , I know Bho was n lady , pa , coz
tlio hairpins were slicTtiiiK' out of her head nil
around , mid her hnlr was nil snarly , like IV
do's ! I heard inn say that hnlr combed
smooth wi 3 real vulgnr , nnd no lady would
mvo her head look na though It had been
jreesod with ( t hot Iron , "
The cold ennp recalls this anecdote. When
Dr. Kane returned from the Arctic regions
LJoston nxperlencad a very cold winter. Ono
extremely frigid dny ono gontlomnn on Tre-
nont street remarked to another , "Phuw I
sn't this cbld ? " "Cold t" was the reply , "not
n the least ; why , I just ( aw Dr. Kane up the
street , and ho had on n liuen duster , a Pana-
us hat , slippers , and waa fanning himself , "
TIE AND RAIL.
Gleanings AM the Local HeaflQnarlers
.Ccduccd Hates iu Nchrnuka Depot
Items.
In connection with the now regime in
ho C. B. & Q , rend by which that road
will run ita Atlantic & Pacific trains
nto thla city , thorn will bo a change in
ho trans-continental transfer. The
morning "Q1 train from Chicago will
run into Omaha , transfer passengers for
ho woat at thia point. The transfer
rom the evening train , however , will bo
nmdo In Council Bluih.
"Do I believe that the Qaincy will re
duce iU rnto to two conta a mlle in No-
jraska ? " said Mr. Holdrege , of the B. &
II. to a reporter laat night. The sub-
oct of the conversation waa n reduction
of ratoa in Missouri from four nnd four
nnd n half conta n mile to throe cents ,
which the 0. B. & Q. directory intend ,
t ia said , to make. "No , I hardly
hink so. Wo have received no intima-
ion of the kind. Nebraska travel is
different from that of Missouri. The
alter atato is more thickly populated ,
and the Quinoy people can afford to
make the reduction. No , 1 don't think
.ho reduction will bo made for oomo time
yot. "
Matters about the U , P. hoidquarsors
ire very qulot at preaant. About the on-
y change reported to-day ia the roaignn-
ion of Mr. Georco W. Lyndon. Mr.
Liyndon has for Homo months past , held
.ho chief abstract desk In the freight
auditing department nnd haa received the
appointment of traveling auditor for the
Fort Scott & Gulf R. R. Mr. Lyndon
during his connection with the Union
Pacific headquarters has made many
'rienda who will Triah him all success in
Ills now line of work.
DEPOT GOSSIP.
Mr. Harry Gllmoro , the Troll known
yardmaster of the Union Pacific yarda , is
ill. Mr. Gllmoro'a health has been slowly
breaking down for some time , and his
physicians believe that nothing loss than
two or three months rest will tons up
his norvouo system. Daring hia absence
hie place wilt bo filled by Mr. Day Milla ,
the well known railroad man.
All the trains were more or leas late
yesterday , especially from the oaat. The
Lincoln train pulled iu about ono hour
and n half behind time. The Missouri
Pacific ovenlng train was nearly five
hours late.
The receipts of grain and corn from
the interior part of the state- are daily
becoming heavier and heavier. The
farmers appear to ba shipping freely.
About nn average of 150 cara of frolghl
pass into Omaha every day , via the U. P
Christmas day aix euro of bullion from
the woat were brought in for the smelt
ing worka.
Shooting AlTiay at a Wedding-
LEXINGTON , Ky. , December 20. Last ni hi
at n wedding reception given by a man namec
White , to his eon , nine milei from here , the
festivities were interrupted by n gaup of five
roughs , who carao In and committed various
Indignities. Dan Haves , a farm hand em
ployed by White , began shooting at thi
roughs nd killed ono of them , namec
Charles Blackwu'l ' and seriously wounded an
other named Kills. The otciura escaped am
are at largo ,
A. Largo Fallnro.
VIENNA , December 35. The discount bank
at Laybacb , Cailnthia , has failed , The lift-
bllltici ara 1,500,000 , florins.
Two sugar factories at Sadsko have ( topped
work ,
Two Men Burned to Death.
DALLAS , Texas , December SO. Tha grain
elevator of lUlnwater & Stearns burned to
day. Two men wh were in the elevator l
the time burnt to death.
A $50,000 Texas Flro.
AUHTIN , Texas , December 20. The clothing
etore of B , MaUsky and tha entire Block ol
of goods was burned this morning.
$50,000 , Iniurance $43,000.
Silk Mulllors at Saxo'a.
Seal Skating Caps , nt Saxo'a.
UNION PACIFIC BAKERY.
P. Fftddo the old reliable proprietor o
the Union Pacific Bakery , haa ro-openoc
on the old scale , twice a day , freah
broad the best in the world. Mr. Feddo
haa had an even built by Mr. Augui
Frondol , one of the best oven builders in
the country. Ilemember , fresh bread a
tbo old reliable U. P. Bakery.
Do not buy until you have aeon ou
goods and compared our prices.
ED HOLM & EKIOKSON.
Twenty-one tnuala tor $1 at the Gate
City hou30Slxtoenth and Chicago atreeta
Bay candies for the holiday * a
Stephens , Voegelo & Dinning JJeln-
dorfTa old placo.
Government nnd Union PAclllc
York Times ,
The whole history of the Union Pacifi
railroad ia one of disgrace to the government
mont of the United States and to man ;
of the public men of the country. The
story of ita construction , in which it &p
pears that the original directors , by mak
tng contracts with themselves through
the device of the Credit moblllor , gathered
orod in nuny millions of dollars from the
stock ani bonds gives n duo to the
power that has boon used to corrupt pub
lic men nnd defeat the rights of the gov
ernment. This original transaction in
volved n violation of the Ian
which gave the company its ox-
islouco , for the net of incorporation
at lets than par , The road was actually
bull t from the proceeds of bonds , more
than ono-lmlf of which wcro isauod by the
government , nnd the stock was in uffoct
distributed among the contractors for tic
consideration whatever. This defiance ol
law haa characterized the management ol
the road from that time to this , nud the
company haa contrived by ita great money
power to keep the hands of the govern
ment from doing anything to enforce its
obligations. In selecting Ita ngonts and
attorneys it has taken good care to have
In Its pay man cf Influence In public
affairs , and the secret doings of ita lobby
it Washington would furnish an Interest
ing chapter.
The investigation of 1872-3 revealed
the iniquity connected with the con
struction of the road and smirched the
reputation of several eminent public
neu. After that episode n law waa
mssod forbidding nny futthor Issue of
stocks or bonda without express pormls-
ion of congacsa txcept for refunding
jouds which might become duo. In do-
iancoof this prohibition Jay Gould sad
dled upon the company the ' 'securities"
of the Kansas Pacific and Denver Prt
: ifio roads , which ho had obtained at
mnkruptcy pricoa , nnd raised the stock
of the company from § 30- ,
" 02,300 , to Slil.000,000. Nobody -
body on behalf of the govornmnt raised
t hand to prevent thia open violation of
aw or to enforce the penalty. The oudi-
or of railroad accounts when notified of
honow Issue of etock took it upon him-
elf to say that no exception would bo
nken to the proceeding nnd to announce
ho remarkable doctrine that this inflation
of stock would increase the value of the
ompany'a property nud add to the seen-
Ity of its creditors. Ho wan boon re
warded by n lucrative place in the com-
) any's service.
In the moautlmo the company waa dong -
ng nothing to provide for ita obligations
o the government in the payment of in-
reat on the subsidy bonds and their
nal redemption in compliance with ita
hurter. It went on paying dividends and
utterly disregarding its obligation to the
; ovornmont which has so liberally aided
t. Finally , in P878 , under the lead of
ienators Edmunds nnd Thurman , and In
plto of n powerful lobby , congress grap-
iled with the subject and paaaed the so-
ailed Thurmau act. Among these who
rero ready to servo the company by de
flating this measure and did their utmost
0 that end were Senators MatthewsSon-
itor Teller , now secretary of the Interior ;
Senator Blalno , now a candidate
or president , and Representative Butler ,
vho la paraded before the public as the
avorito of the anti-monopolists. The
aat named had been the paid attorney
f the Union Pacific company while sorv-
ng as a member of congress , and waa
rue to hia clients. The terms of the
? hurman act are well kuovin. It clearly
lefmca net earnings and provides that the
company should turn into the sinking
undo for the liquidation of the subsidy
innds the whole of its receipts from the
government for transportation nnd 25 per
: ont of ita net oarninga in addition to the
1 per cent requires by Ita charter. It
waa prohibited from payingany dividends
to stockholders until this was done. ' Any
oflicor or person voting to pay ouch divi
dends , and any stockholder receiving
.them In violaion of this provision , \rna
made liable to the government for tbo
amount and declared to bo guilty of a
misdemeanor , and subject to a iiiio not
exceeding $10,000 and imprisonment not
exceeding ono year. It waa made the
duty of the attorney-general to enforce
the rights of the government under the
act , and in case of failure to comply with
ita requirements for six months ho was
required tocauso the forfeiture of the com
pany'soharter to bo "judicially enforced. "
Since that time the company has gouo
on defying the Authority ot tbo govern
ment. It has continued to pay dividends
and has failed to make the required pro
vision for the sinking fund to moot the
interest nnd principal in the subsidy
bonds now amounting to § 52,500,000.Tho
poraon who has been absolutely dirolict
to his clearly defined duty ia the attorney
general of the United Statca. Ho haa
shown n moat obliging disposition toward
the ofllcora of the company , but has ut
terly neglected to perform his aworn
duty as n servant of the government , ant
thus far nobody has called him to an nc
count. The action of the senate
judiciary committee In egrco-
ing to a respite for the
company on certain specified conditions
sot forth in our columns waa a
remarkable proceeding for u senate com
mittee to take , but It was only n respite
that waa granted , and no penalties were
remitted. The action of the company
waa in effect an acknowledgment of the
government's rights. Congress has n plain
duty to perform , as the executive oflicera
of the government have ono now that haa
been five poara neglected. The authority
and dignity of the government are a
stake , and it snonld bo demonstrated thai
It can no longer bo defied by a pang oi
stock jobbers.
BTATK JOXTINGtf ,
Corn cobc , for fuel , are selling at 51.60 per
load in Fremont.
The citizens of Hebron are camplaimnf
about coal tliiovea.
Nebraska.CIty'd distillery consumes about
COO bushels of grain per day.
A farmer of Dodge county last week shot a
wolf that weighed eighty pounds.
A depot and a telegraph of Pica have been
added to tha advantages of Basset.
It IB estimated that Nebraska has in it 1 ,
800,000 busbeli of corn , and 000,000 of wheat
The B , Ic M. railway has laborem at worl
ice bridging the Missouri river at Nebraska
City.
City.Tha
Tha resident * of South Beatrice hevo pet )
tlonod to ba made a part of the Uage county
capital.
The people of 1'remont , prou-1 of their nor
mal Inititute , celebrated iU "Founders' Day'
last week.
Hastings is to have a brick skating-rink 12
xlfJO feet , with a cement floor and lighted by
electricity. I
Long tape worms have been found In th
DJtcHofhoga that hare died recently In Lan
c inter county ,
The bids for the purchase of a poor farm
were opened by the comuiUaioners of Dakota
county laat week.
Three indictments for'eelllng [ liquor with
out li nte have been roturnud by vtia Dutle
county grand jury ,
The good people of Kearney ro justly In
dignant over the fact that gambling U not pro
hlbited In their city.
Beatrice h a natural curiotity in the tlapo
of n negro woman , _ whoso ducky color
turning white.
county's jwor homo WAI opened |
last Monday ml tvrelvi * lumttc * found she
ter beneath ita protecting roof.
The clly council of llMtrice hm parsed an
ordlimnca rcqultnis ; the munberiut ; ut bUlUI
icRs mid the putting tip of ttreot signs.
The county cftTintainncrs of Mo-rick cetin
ty hixoboen otiJMtmil from i nlnp bonds
finish the 1'Utto river brldsto at Ulark * .
Tha people of Fr inont nro nlro.wly ptojinr
log for fprniR by putting.ica breaks on th
bliilpo spanning the river at th.il point.
Wolvoj have brccm * ( lulto numerous 01
Aild Tit creek in lingo county nud n pntiu
liuut luisb'jcn ( Ittciiiiiuej upon to kill then
otr , ,
A meeting of the member * of the North
Jsrtmukn Inr in c.illad ht Noifolk , IJiiwmbei
- ! ) , to coniidor needed chfuigoa lu the codonni
statutes.
The parents of school children ( it Norll
leml ! are Interesting tliLMH5oUo over the dis
iiiargo of a revolver In the public school roon
jy ouo of the pupils.
\n oloctiou to dctormiuo whether the conn *
.y so.vt of Cddar county shall romtin at St.
llolcnn or b < J removed to ILutiurfton will bj
leld on January 20 , 1SS3.
Cattle men in southwestern Nebraska are
mnnltnous In uijinp tlmt stock \\cutlntolho
winter In prime condition , nud grass was
novcr bettor or feed ni"io plcnttlul.
At 1'ftwneo City last voaron thn 1'roobytari-
built n church costing $10,000 , , the Motho-
one for $7,100 , ami the school distrlcl
rt'cto.l n school building at nu oxpcnso ol
A now dl ease , nlTtfcliiir the throat , has
nndo its appearance among the homes in west
Cuinini ? county. Trio throat bocuiuca suolleu
nd unless the disonao gathora and breaks ,
lenth ontuca.
A correspondent of the Wymora Ka lo says
hat n nutQbar of ox ] > orim < > iiti have pioven to
lini that smut In corn may bo fed to cattle
vlth impunity if they are given plenty of
alt imd pure watoi .
The people of David City last week SAW
i inirago which WAB very distinct and boanti-
ul. The towns of llising and Ulysua o.ch
istant about twelve miles , wcro scon clearly
utliuod upon the sky.
An iudlctmout for murder was returned
gainst Joseph Cook by the grand jury of
Vtbjtor county. Cook la charged with the
lurdor of Leonard ll-ihl His coao was sot
own for trial Innuary 5th 1885 ,
The party of two men who started from
fnllerton , Nanco county , to go to Now Or-
j ns by water , did not Buccooil well. When
hey reached Plnttatnouth , the river liud
rozon over , and navigation of the IJig Muddy
vas abandoned ,
Articles of incorporation organizing a can-
ling company to bo located ac I'lanteinouth
mvo been drafted , The capital stock proposed
s $30,000. The capacity of the concern will
: o 500 000 caus per annum , with facilities for
unking its own cans.
The work of grading the road bed for the
ifty inilo extension of the Sioux City & 1'a-
ifia railway , west of Uordoa has been com
menced. The contract hai been let to Chi-
ago parlies who will work on the rock cuts
urlnij the oxtreuio cold weather.
The ninp suita Instituted in the district
ourt of Lincoln county against R Hinkiti .It
Co. , llvo Eto k company for Sl-5,000 in all as
amaijpB alleged to _ lmvo been bustained by
ihilntiir'a herds having contracted tbo Texas
> r Spanish faver from the defendant's cattle ,
lave been removed to the Federal courts ,
Hon. Hnraco Girficld ono of the two first
ottlera of David City , died at the Saundora
lousp in that place , on December ICth. Mr.
arfisld came to Nebraska in 1838 and passed
irough many of the trying experiences of pl
acer life The deceased wcs a member of
10 legislature In 1877 and was a prominent
icniber of the bar of Butler counnty.
A test cafe , to dotermlno the liability of
'oui Lee , the contractor of the amphitheatre
or the grand army reunion at 1'rcniont fn
epteuiber , was tried in n Dodge csunty juu-
co court to n jury last week. The defen o
nterpoaed was that the braces to the ainphi-
leatro had been cut by designing pirlies , and
joiuecinently tha defendant wai itivtsted of
lia liability , The jury ro found. Mnny cases
or damages have been instituted , ouo utter-
oy alone in Fremont iiaving cults whoso
iaims in all amount to 330,000.
ST. :
Iho Greatest'SedicaTriumph of the Ago !
SYMPTOMS OF A
Iopuofnppotlte , Uowelrcoitlvo , Pain In
the bcnil , rllh n dull acnnatlon In the
back pnrt , Vnln under the houlder-
blade , Fullness nftcr catlnr , with iidlt-
Incllnntlon to exertion of body or mind ,
IrritnMlltyoftcinperjowoplrlte , rllh
afeclincoriiuvlninrslected nomoduty ,
WcnrlncBS , Dlzzlncnv , 1'luttcrlnir ni the
Heart , ] > ota bcforotho eyca , Ilondacho
ever the rlaht eye , Kentlessne , wllli
Otfnl dreams , Illchly colored Urine , and
CONSTEPATIOM.
TUTT'S 1'lIjIM nro especially oclnptcil
to nucli cnscs , ono UOBO cilccta aucli a
ilmiiRn of fcellnsas to astonish tno aulTerer.
They Increase tlio Ai > pctltonnd cause tbo
oily to Tnko ou Flcsli.thm tlio nyntcm U
.joiirlsUoil.aml by thutrTonio Action on
the JlBC tlvcOrgaU8ltriuJarSloolJMO
prortueoil. i'rl-n uBc. 11 Murray St..N.Y.
" "
< .i AT"jlAin or WHISKKU8 changed to n
GLOSSV ILA.CIC by tv BliiRlii application of
thla Dm. It imparts a imtmiil color , nets
InstJiutaneously. Sold ) > y Umirglsts , or
ent by express on receipt of S I.
( jfrico,44 Murray St. . Wow York.
. ,
On j.iuitjv * 0 * w - - - -
/ atcful mothers Jlotlicr'a lutllc coytaii a no
iwrcli. An oAflrlal f" ° < l ftr m1111 , , , . "
.ontia no Blarcu. The bwt imcl ino t nurtt.oas
In health W "
utarclfuuVruiuiKJuio"1' ! ) ; ' '
SSSS IS
U n M n ' K " ' oi . _ , - . . . .
Jl'JJft Kmnrtwutj' . Ilvulldriwirtt
elnrtfor UooU on UioTrouUnentol Uhlhlreu. free.
, . . . . < 1 H' . ' ,
I utlt JIU'.li > n.l nu Hlotti.
f , , iIM \ Bent by mall " rro-lit | ol i rii iu tvir
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
FIUDAY DKCKMHEIl 2GTII.
All Ladies ! All Laaiosl
of the ( trtxlKuropca
Bomatlon.MIHB
LILLY CLAY'S
COMPANY OE LADIES ONLY
Appealing In the gr t London and I'll
bUCMlB ,
Af * ADAMLESS EDEN ,
Prooentlni ; this Impossible lolly ol the day. In Reg *
Splendor and Ua nlOcMicF , by a bevy ot Charmin
and Uultivatud lAdy Artlita.
1'Mltlvely tbo flrit time of an entire Evening's En
teiUlnnent ptenented by a Company cf t.a < lUii enl )
BUPEltB COMPLBTETi&UIES ORCHESTKA.
The theatre tranBlormed ( or the abe > e occasion lut
A &AKDEN OF EDEN ,
Secure Heecrved Keats will la advance , at Toft
Ctgkt btoreind of the Ucly T.rkot AgeotBanil Trfau
uruii > , at tbo Ilex Oltlco durmtr the day of pcrfo
oiacce. JI18H LILLY CLAY ,
tu itcri'frl Solo Maoagertba and Directress.
NEW SrOUEl NEW GOODS
A. KALISH.
Merchant 'Tailor '
JSZ B. 10th etrott.lbotwotu . Farsam and Barney
Low prloei and gixd Oood a ipedalty. All cloth *
made uulnifGod * t > le and on abort nolle * . Call an
be ctnr 4t I lUmcnUr tbopUc * , 823 S. 10th til.
' 'I tlrtvo Sufrorctll"
With every ditoaso Iniftglnnblo for the
last three ycnrv Our
Druggist , T. J. Aiidcnoii , tcccmmcn *
Hop Hittors" * .o me ,
1 used tivobottlcfl
Am cmtiroly cured , nnd howllly rocor.i
nii-nd lion Ulttota touvory one. J. 1)
Walker , Uuckucr , Mo.
T rrrlto tli in n.i n
Token of the great appreciation I bey
of jour lion
' HitUw. I w.n nilllctcil
\ \ Hli Influninntcry tliouiuntlsm
IVr noitrly
Sovoti jesto , and no medicine cocniStl
to do ino nny
Good ! ! !
Until 1 tried two bottles of your Hop
Bitters , nnd In my surprise 1 nm ns well
to-dny nn over I was. 1 hope
"You may have abundant success"
"In this t-reat and"
Valuable modlctiio :
Anyone ! * * wishing to know moro
about my cure ?
Can learn by addressing mo , K , M.
Willlaras,1102 1(5 ( th street , Washington ,
- 1 consider your
Jlomedr the best remedy in existence
For Iiuligcation , kidney
"And nervous debility. I have just"
Returned
"From the south In n fruitlesn search
for health , and llnd that your Bittois are
toing ino more
Good I
Thau any thing else ;
A month ago 1 was oxtroinly
"Emaciated ! ! ! , '
And scarcely able to walk. Now 1 inn
Gaining strength 1 and
"Flesh 1"
And hardly n dny pianos but what I am
* * * * * * * *
omplimonted on my Improved npponr-
nce , nud it ia nil dnu to II on
Bittoral J. WicklllTo Jnchson ,
Wilmington , Del.
/JTKono Rcnulno without a liuncli ot green 110 | > a
on the hito Ihbcl. Hlitin nil tliollv , | iolaououa
tufl with "Ilop" or "llojw" In their name.
ftrrlltct H ! > rrtiI f i r , * nw uldirtQ
< ) v rU , cur.i Ittf. r > lirrVt. fmr Bid Afur , B ! U
rji r ! ' crtUI > itrit Ortuf .1 few drori iiurift dthclvsi CAIO
fc a clw * of fUiuint i. tnj U til lumm. r drlbki Try U.
- -f CHUB ! . ' . u Ac tour norrr ft ilrupirJri for
u'MtuitUb/DH. J u D fclt.il > UTat > 0 > y.
. W. YTOITKSUMH , COLS AOZHT ,
v if. y.
rl.ilnt , lnactUltj of
thu kUlne } * nmt
bladder , uoimtlpa-
tlon ami other or-
piiilo maladies. Hi fl
utter's Stounoli
Uittora la a tiled
rcmeily , tn which
tha medical brother
hood ha\o lent the r
professorial sunl-
th n , an ! which nan
tonic , nltriutivo nno
linus hnM epcclfld
lor disorders of the
-4 i fc , JVOMACIJ , ) stomach liver ino
bowi'li has an unit
hounilud populautv
fur sn.lu by cru ! -
1st ami dctlcrs , to whom apply for HestcttcrV Al-
lanan for 1 65.
mKTiMETirEDPlRTr
IK TinHUMAN ; miiiv KM.AKIIKH. oiiv.i
) IT.I > . M'UiNt8TlliNlil : : ) . " Ulc.liilln Inlrrcntlnir
ntvirliHtMiii-nt ioimrnn , nonrinHT. | ' In rt'i'tv nun-
luinortwfiwilt nny that tlmn * m no uqiti'licit in htnn *
ncfthnutllllB. tlnltln nmlrttry. Hion | yprtiHprnnrn
pry tiighly union-nil. lnU'riRtril fH'r onn may gut
ruilfit nr'uliH-H civnmHlt pnrticularH liv mliln KHIIUC
UIK ftiKimiArTT'o . timtnlo rsy. " * " * ' > ' * " " " / tirf.
-THB MTLU POWER CtTRUa. *
_ .J Innso3lyoiri bpecial I'rrLcrli-tlonsof
an eminent 1'hyBlcian. Slr.iiilr. Bnfo and buife.
JJET OPI BINCll'AI. Z101. CUlUiS. I'UlOr.
" Feverstnni.8llonlnllnnmatlnnil. ! . . ' 45
Worms , WnroDtfvcr.WornH'ollc. . . MR
R CryliiirCollc.nrToothlnRof Infanta .14
4 IllunruouofCbiUianor AdiiltJ ' & '
lftUlllllll > * IU4. lIUl lit UUMVU" ,
DyniictiHla. illllanabUnnach
Huiiprciseil - 1'aSnnill'erLoiJii
.
Crnnp , C. .
" nit Ultount , iryolptlas.iniirtlona : :
lUiotinintiMiuinitunulipI'auu. . . . .
irnvornnd Acu , Chilla , iillaria. . . . . .r > ( )
l > HeMlllmdtrHlicdiiiB ! . ! "
CM ( u nil. ccu o orohrnnin ; InOacnzii . 'Ml
AVlioolri C > oiiRl , Violi > ntUnuRlii .fill
ptiei/illVi.blll < yl'hja'nV otiicij .no
ICliInoy JJiduiiMi i . . . nil
> orioialllJISv . J. M >
IIrlliiryM.'caUj'c n. WctliiiR liwl . ( ill
Itluensc * ntt lit ) Uc-arf.l'alpiutlonl.OO
PEGIFICS.
> 23SS' bold by liningeta. ! or cent poitnald on
receipt of iirlcn. Heuil lor IJr. Utiluplircyk *
liUOU Oil IHMUtlSl * , C. ( Ui P ce8)t ) nlno.Cnfn-
loario. frcu. AiMrt * ! * , IlII AI'llllIOVti'
ttlulluliio Co 10'J i''nlou hi. . KwwtoilL *
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
DISPENSARY
CROUJVHE'S BLOCK.
10th and Capitol Avenue , treat ) all oaea Urlp-
plod or Deformed alao dlteasM ol tt
Nervous System ,
Throat , Lung ? and
Urinary Organs
All eote * of Curvature of the Spine , Crooked Feet
t/etfB and Armi , DUeaoet ot the Illp , Knee , and
Ankle Joints. Also Chronlo atfectlona of the Liver
UbeumatUim , Par > lyBl , Itlo , Ulcer * , OiUilh , Aith
ma and Bronchltli are all treated by new and nuo-
oeseful metbodi. All ilUoietia of the Dlood and Urln <
ary Organ ) , Including thoee roanltlni ; ( rom Inc Itcre-
llun.or eiporare , are ealel } and inocewfully treated
YounK men , mladlo aged , and old men Buffering-
from Weakneta and Norvoui eibauftlon , pro lucpk !
.nillKcatlOD , Palpitation of the Ifeart , Doajiondunoy
Dlizlneti , Lots of lIumory.Lack of Kncrgy and Aic-
bltlon , can be restored to btaltb and vigor , If oato
la not too long neglected , Thi > burgnou in charge
was prealdent ol the Northwestern 8ii'iloil ; Instl-
tule and Sur/eon ulthu Notlnual tur.kal nstltuto ,
If afflicted , till or vriltef ull deacrlptlon of your case ,
and modtdne may be sent you. Gotuultatlou
life , Addrei.Omtha Dlnpenairy , Crounee lilock ,
Omaha , Nub , Officebeuri 10-11 a. m.l-t and7-8 p.
m firnUvt. > IOa in
firAocotnmolitlons furnlthed patlcntn rom the
country.
St , Charles Hotel ,
O TllEET , llET.nhandEtb , . LINCOLN , NK1I- .
Jlr * . Kato Coakly , Froprletoreia.
y.S'c ly and tlejanUy lornUhed. Good lauple
rtoruion tint foor.
-tlM to 82 pn doy , Bpedal rates irlytn
raeioUr * cf the It liUture. uovlO liu-uie